Morrus and Peter are joined this week by game designer Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengeance! We talk about the Era game line including Era: The Consortium, Era Survival, Era Lyres, and more plus what it’s like to be involved in more than 40 Kickstarters! In the news, an update for Basic Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, new D&D children’s books, Legend of the Five Rings has a new setting book out soon, Shadowrun goes good, Steve Jackson Games brings back a classic line, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and our first fan-submitted sketch!

February is a month of cold temperatures and warm feelings of love and romance. If you’re looking for something to do with friends when it’s too cold to go out, why not stay in and take a look at the Romance Trilogy?

There are a few fairly simple elements needed to make a solid RPG starter set, and while Warhammer Fantasy RPG 4E’s attempt won’t blow any minds it absolutely nails the fundamentals that new players need to get a game running.

After raising $2,121,465, Strongholds & Followers might be the most anticipated Kickstarter RPG (at least until the next record is broken). Of course, the bulk of the money raised went to the “Streaming” part of the Kickstarter so creator Matt Colville could get a proper studio for his very popular YouTube channel. The book definitely fills a need within the 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons landscape.